James Davis Nicoll · @jdnicoll
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Ten Great Works of Non-Fiction About Science Fiction and Fantasy

What's even better than reading speculative fiction? Reading about speculative fiction!

tor.com/2023/08/29/ten-great-w

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James Davis Nicoll · @jdnicoll
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Why Read New Books?

I have more old books than I can reread in my remaining years. Why then do I still acquire and read new books?

tor.com/2023/08/24/why-read-ne

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James Davis Nicoll · @jdnicoll
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Architects! Threat or Menace?

Five tales featuring architects and their remarkable works.

tor.com/2023/08/18/architects-

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James Davis Nicoll · @jdnicoll
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Notable Works of Non-Fiction Written by SFF Authors

Five authors best known for their speculative fiction cover non-fiction from space travel to cooking.

tor.com/2023/08/11/notable-wor

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Erik Gern · @erikgern
33 followers · 537 posts · Server mstdn.social

What a loving (if frank) write up of one of my favorite series, tor.com/2023/08/09/babylon-5-i

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James Davis Nicoll · @jdnicoll
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Five Surprisingly Devoted SFF Couples

Five couples who prove love isn't just blind. Often, it is studiously oblivious.

tor.com/2023/08/09/five-surpri

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James Davis Nicoll · @jdnicoll
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Five Stories About the Unintended Consequences of Time Travel

Think time travel will solve your problems? Think again.

tor.com/2023/08/07/five-storie

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James Davis Nicoll · @jdnicoll
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Five Classic SF Stories About Letting A.I. Do All the Work

All praise Norbert Wiener and humanity's impending liberation from prosperity and happiness!

tor.com/2023/08/01/five-classi

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James Davis Nicoll · @jdnicoll
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Five SF Stories of Science Unimpeded by Safety Concerns

Isn't apocalypse a small price to pay for progress?

tor.com/2023/07/26/five-sf-sto

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James Davis Nicoll · @jdnicoll
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The Doctor Is In: Five SFF Stories Featuring Therapists

Not every character in fiction is therapy-averse and outside the DCU, not every therapist is a supervillain in disguise.

tor.com/2023/07/24/the-doctor-

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James Davis Nicoll · @jdnicoll
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Five SF Novels About Going on Vacation

Sometimes taking time off just means tackling problems for free.

tor.com/2023/07/21/five-sf-nov

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Jon Sullivan · @joncounts
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Here’s an excellent thing. Tor.com are celebrating their 15th anniversary with a big book of short stories. It’s available as a free download through to the end of July. Thanks Tor!

tor.com/2023/07/20/its-our-bir

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James Davis Nicoll · @jdnicoll
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Take a Minute to Celebrate the Forgotten Greats of Science Fiction

A brief look at the Cordwainer Smith Rediscovery Award winners.

tor.com/2023/07/19/take-a-minu

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James Davis Nicoll · @jdnicoll
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Five SFF Novels That Will Make You Long for a Breath of Fresh Air

Celebrate our glorious new opaque atmosphere!

tor.com/2023/07/17/five-sff-no

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James Davis Nicoll · @jdnicoll
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Five Reasons To Finish a Book You Don't Love

Four of which are defensible, while the fifth is a cognitive error that plagues humanity (with the exception of authors whose sales depend on it).

tor.com/2023/07/05/five-reason

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James Davis Nicoll · @jdnicoll
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Five Classic SF Stories About Invasive Species

Enhanced ecosystems and the people who regretting having facilitated the process.

tor.com/2023/06/30/five-classi

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James Davis Nicoll · @jdnicoll
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Four SF Stories About Epic Infrastructure Projects

Imagine worlds where large-scale infrastructure upgrades were conceivable, affordable, popular, and possible.

tor.com/2023/06/27/four-sf-sto

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James Davis Nicoll · @jdnicoll
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Five Classic SF Stories About Huge Rocks Smashing Into Earth

Happy Chicxulub Day! (Maybe)

tor.com/2023/06/23/five-classi

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Elizabeth Lee :autism: · @ElizabethLeeCo
641 followers · 816 posts · Server mindly.social

Holy sh*t, yesssssss. I love Dan Stevens & this is hilarious.

(as an aside, there's no way in hell I would've posted this on the BirdSite for fear of literal death threats from Roiland fanboys)

Season Four of Solar Opposites Will Have Dan Stevens Voice Korvo, and It’s Great | Tor.com
tor.com/2023/06/21/season-four

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James Davis Nicoll · @jdnicoll
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Five Novels Featuring Political Scandals and Skulduggery

Nothing drives a story like a scandal, unless it is the efforts to conceal a scandal.

tor.com/2023/06/20/five-novels

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